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In the past several months, Direct Maintenance had exciting developments in Germany. One of them is the line maintenance station opening in Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Thus, while the station is up and running, we took a chance to interview Sebastian Schumacher, the maintenance manager of Frankfurt station. Indeed, his contribution made FRA station opening and

This month, we have interviewed a Direct Maintenance intern from our station in Lusaka – Vincent Mulenga. Vincent shares his first impressions about the company and memorable experiences from the internship at Direct Maintenance. How did you end up doing an internship at Direct Maintenance? I found out about the operations of Direct Maintenance from my former college – and

Direct Maintenance, a certified line maintenance service provider, part of Magnetic Group, announced the restart of their Line Maintenance activites in Africa with the recent re-opening of the Line Maintenance station in Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania. The Line Maintenance station was launched due to the maintenance service agreement between Direct Maintenance and Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading

This month, we have interviewed a Direct Maintenance intern from Maastricht station – Max Didden. Max shares his first impressions about the company and memorable experiences from the internship at Direct Maintenance. How did you end up at Direct Maintenance for your internship? First, I applied for an internship at Direct Maintenance in Dusseldorf. Unfortunately, at that station, there were no open positions

Direct Maintenance, a certified line maintenance service provider, part of Magnetic MRO, announced the recent expansion within Germany with scheduled opening of two new Line Maintenance stations in Frankfurt and Munich airports. Two new stations in Germany are the latest developments since the company has start operating  in Cologne-Bonn airport since July 1 2021. Line maintenance

Direct Maintenance, a certified line maintenance service provider, part of Magnetic MRO, announced the recent expansion of their partnership agreement with China Southern Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines and taking over full technical handling of the operator’s fleet line maintenance services in Nairobi, Kenya. „This is the first time a Chinese aircraft has been

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unseen challenges to the aviation industry. However, the Direct Maintenance team tackled the risen difficulties as true experts of the field. During the pandemic, Direct Maintenance not only started to provide new services but even opened new Line Maintenance Stations and signed numerous significant service agreements. Curious about this success, we

Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care and Asset Management organization, has announced that it has integrated its line maintenance capabilities with Direct Maintenance, a certified line maintenance service provider, part of Magnetic MRO. In January 2021, Magnetic MRO started the movement of its Tallinn based line maintenance, together with respective outstations, under Direct Maintenance.  „We see

Direct Maintenance, a certified line maintenance service provider, part of Magnetic MRO, announced the recent opening of their latest line maintenance station in Cologne-Bonn Airport (Germany). The new station began its operation on 1st of July, 2021. The recently opened line maintenance station, which is 4th Direct Maintenance station in Germany alongside stations in Dusseldorf (DUS), Berlin (BER) and Hamburg (HAM) Airport, will

Alfred Wang, Customer Service Manager for China, is a team player with a flair for culture and communication – and he’s always here to take the extra steps to improve the understanding between colleagues here. Also, he’s avidly discovering different cultures – and has many stories to tell from his career in aviation and beyond.

Get to our team better! This time, Eddah Waweru, aircraft mechanic working at Direct Maintenance station in Mombasa, shares her experience about working with us (and not only!). Eddah believes that no profession is gender-specific thus in aviation and all other industries both male and female can thrive and reach for their dreams. And that’s

Mutta Yildirim, Sales and Marketing Support Officer here at Direct Maintenance joined us just a few months ago – but it has already been an interesting ride for him! Get to know him better! Let’s take-off with a traditional question: what was the path that led you to aviation industry? Mutta Yildirim: After graduation with

Interview with Jacco Klerk, CEO at Direct Maintenance In your opinion, what are the key elements for the “recovery phase” within the aviation industry to kick? Can you share your predictions on the path of the recovery? Jacco Klerk: In the recent period, we have seen a low passenger flight demand, airlines changing their used equipment frequently,

Timothy Kathuma, Lead Mechanic who works at Direct Maintenance station in Nairobi, Kenya, has been part of Direct Maintenance for over 9 years already – and what he likes the most is how fast-paced this work environment is. Get to know Timothy better as he shares a few insights from his experience with us. Timothy,

Meet the team! For Rob Kempen, over two years he spent at Direct Maintenance has passed in the speed of light as every day is full of new challenges. And that’s just the start – in Rob’s opinion, there’s always a lot to learn in aviation.